Syndromic cholera diagnosis masks diverse causes of diarrhoeal disease in Burundi revealed by portable metagenomics
Emilie Egholm Bruun Jensen, Néhémie Nzoyikorera, Mirena Ivanova, Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon, Marie Noelle Uwineza, Idrissa Diawara, Joseph Nyandwi, Frank M. Aarestrup, Saria Otani
This study uses portable metagenomics to identify diverse pathogens in diarrhoeal samples from Burundi, revealing that many suspected cholera cases are caused by other bacteria like Escherichia coli.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Sep 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology